German Cabinet backs extending troop deployment in Mali

BERLIN, Dec 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The German Cabinet has backed extending the mandates for troop deployments to Mali under UN and European Union auspices.The Cabinet gave the green light on Wednesday for German troops to continue to participate in the EU’s European Union Training Mission (EUTM) programme and in the…

Samuel Eto’o elected as Cameroon FA president

Eto’o has appeared at four World Cups YAOUNDE, Dec 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Former Barcelona and Chelsea striker Samuel Eto’o has been elected as the President of the Cameroonian Football Federation (Fecafoot) on Saturday.Eto’o saw off challenge from the interim President of Fecafoot, Seidou Mbombo Njoya after five other candidates opted…

Covid-19: Unvaccinated must get jabs on arrival in Ghana

Ghana say most of the Omicron cases at Kotoka International Airport are amongst the unvaccinated ACCRA, Dec 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ghana is introducing some of the world’s strictest Covid travel rules, by banning any adult who has not been vaccinated from flying in with effect from Monday. There is no…

Benin opposition leader Reckya Madougou sentenced to 20 years for terrorism

  PORTO-NOVO, Dec 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Benin opposition leader and former justice minister Reckya Madougou was sentenced on Saturday to 20 years in prison for terrorism before a special court in the capital Porto-Novo.    After more than 20 hours of hearings after she went on trial Friday, Madougou, 47,…

Roundup: More than 70 dead in Kentucky as storms batter five US states

 MAYFIELD (Kentucky, US), Dec 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Tornadoes ripped through five US states overnight, leaving more than 70 people dead Saturday in Kentucky and causing multiple fatalities at an Amazon warehouse in Illinois that suffered “catastrophic damage” with around 100 people trapped inside.     The western Kentucky town of Mayfield…

US tornadoes: Up to 100 people may have been killed in Kentucky, official says

US tornadoes cause death and destruction WASHINGTON, Dec 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Up to 100 people may have been killed as tornadoes and storms hit several US states, toppling buildings and trapping people inside. KENTUCKY: Governor Andy Beshear said the state had “experienced some of the worst tornado damage we’ve seen…

Suspected ADF attacks kill 16 people in eastern DR Congo

The Congolese military is undertaking joint operations with Ugandan forces against the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) KINSHASA, Dec 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Suspected fighters of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) have killed 16 people in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), in attacks that took place as a joint…

New German government plans 60-bn-euro ‘future’ fund

   BERLIN, Dec 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Germany’s new government is planning to earmark 60 billion euros ($68 billion) to fund “future investment” including its plans to tackle climate change, Finance Minister Christian Lindner said.   The money will be taken from funds approved to help the government tackle the coronavirus…

Covid-19: UK cases highest since January – senior minister

LONDON, Dec 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The UK saw the highest number of Covid infections since January, a senior minister said Friday, as the government seeks to slow the spread of the new variant. Communities Secretary Michael Gove said that the country faces a “deeply concerning situation” as the Omicron variant…

Four convicted for Brazil disco fire that killed 242

   PORTO ALEGRE (Brazil), Dec 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Brazilian court convicted four people for their role in a nightclub fire that left 242 people dead nearly a decade ago, handing down sentences of up to 22 years.   The 2013 fire at the nightclub in the southern town of…